McHenry Crazy Quilt Update

I've been working on blocks for the McHenry Historical Crazy Quilt.  I started this project a few years ago:

I have 15 blocks completed with at least another 25 to go.  Click on the image to see it close up.

The blocks are 9 inch squares.  The photos are (mostly) antique pictures of old buildings in the City Of McHenry where I live.  In a few cases, old photos just don't exist so I grab screenshots from Google Earth and then "olden" them myself in photoshop.

The blocks are pieced entirely by hand on a cotton foundation.  The only embellishments used are threads, vintage or antique lace and tiny vintage mother - of - pearl buttons.  Each block has a spider and web on it so I'm using the buttons to create the spider.

This quilt is intended to look like a traditional Victorian Crazy Quilt so no beads, no sequins, no glittery do-dads.

My most recent completed block is the old Blacksmith and Wagon shop:

Built in the 1870's, this is what the building looks like today:

Hard to believe it's the same building but it is!

Here's an ad from our local newspaper for the business:

I just started on Block #16.  Another old hotel!

Cross Stitch Christmas Patterns

I've been working on some new Christmas cross stitch designs.  There will be more but I just released these:

Noel Cardinal Cross Stitch Christmas Stocking

Blackwork Snowman Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament

Cross Stitch Snowman Ornaments

Which one is your favorite?  All designs are available in both my Magcloud store and my Etsy shop.

Also, the 2020 Crazy Quilt Calendar is available now!

The perfect for any needleworker!!!

2020 Crazy Quilt Calendar

Good Morning everyone!

The 2020 Crazy Quilt Calendar is now available for purchase:

The 2020 Crazy Quilt Calendar features 13 "vintage lady" crazy quilt designs by Pamela Kellogg.

Calendar pages include holidays, time changes and season changes.

8 1/2 inches X 11 inches

28 pages

Available at Magcloud and at Etsy

A Few More Halloween Crazy Quilt Pieces

Here are a few more Halloween Crazy Quilt pieces that I did awhile ago:

As soon as my divorce is final and I can get back to something that resembles a life, I can get back to more stitching.  I really miss doing my glittery crazy quilting but I can't get to most of my supplies so I have to enjoy the photos of what I've already done.  I hope you do too!!

Halloween Crazy Quilting

I don't have any new stitching to share with you but I thought you'd like to see a few of the Halloween Crazy Quilt projects that I made a few years ago:

I made this for my cousin awhile back.  She loves Halloween!!

I did not design the cross stitch cat.  I believe the designer is Prairie Schooler.  I stitched the piece and then appliqued it onto the block use fusible web.  I topped stitched it too so that it stayed in place.  Then I added the trim by hand.

the glittery ruffle in the top right corner is just a strip of fabric left over from something else.  I hate wasting anything so simply gathered it and sewing it down.  Then I added all the embroidery and do dads!!

I'll see what else I can find to share tomorrow.